Parts of Speech

Read the sentence.

The dog was running and barking.

Which word in the sentence is a noun?

• the

• dog

• running

• barking

Read the sentence.

He quickly walked into the crowded theater.

Which word in the sentence is a verb?

• He

• quickly

• walked

• theater

A word that describes how two words relate to each other in a sentence is

• an adjective.

• an adverb.

• a preposition.

• a pronoun.

Read the sentence.

Do you want to go to the library with us?

Choose the correct part of speech for the underlined word.

• adjective

• adverb

• noun

• verb

Read the sentence.

We saw shiny, new tire rims on his car.

Choose the correct part of speech for the underlined word.

• adjective

• adverb

• noun

• verb

Read the sentence.

The endangered Borneo pygmy elephant lives contentedly in Malaysia.

Which word in the sentence is an example of an adverb?

• endangered

• elephant

• lives

• contentedly

Read the sentence.

Valerie saw a colorful bird on her way to school.

Choose the version of the sentence with the modifier in the correct place.

• A colorful bird on her way to school, Valerie saw.

• On her way to school, Valerie saw a colorful bird.

• Valerie saw on her way to school a colorful bird.

• A colorful bird saw Valerie on her way to school.

Which sentence shows the best placement for the modifier “listening to music”?

• I walked to the store listening to music.

• I walked listening to music to the store.

• Listening to music, I walked to the store.

• To the store, I walked to listening music.

Which sentence shows the best placement for the modifier “on the ice”?

• After dinner on the ice, we all went skating.

• We all went on the ice after dinner skating.

• We all went skating after dinner on the ice.

• After dinner, we all went skating on the ice.

Which sentence shows the best placement for the modifier "in a taxi”?

• He went to the museum where he viewed paintings in a taxi.

• He went in a taxi to the museum where he viewed paintings.

• He went to the museum in a taxi where he viewed paintings.

• He went to the museum where in a taxi he viewed paintings.